Clinical Practice Guidelines of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Rehabilitation for Spinal Cord Injury by WANG Chuhuai, YANG Jiajia, CHENG Xue, SHEN Ying, SU Min, ZOU Jun, GAO Xiaoyu, CHEN Long, HUANG Sisi, ZHOU Ting, LI Xin, WANG Hongxing

“…Rehabilitation diagnosis and treatment program of SCI mainly includes early treatment principles, drug therapy, physical therapy (muscle strength training, balance and gait training, aerobic exercise, electrical stimulation and other therapies), occupational therapy (joint range of motion training, activities of daily living training, resting motor skill training, upper limb function training and wheelchair skills training), assistive devices, traditional Chinese medicine therapy, including single drug therapy (ligustrazine, salvia miltiorrhiza injection, roasted nux vomica, etc.) and compound therapy (salvia miltiorrhiza ligustrazine injection, Buyang Huanwu decoction, Huoxue Tongdu decoction, erxian decoction, Yiqi Huoxue decoction and self-formulated decoction, etc.), acupuncture therapy and other therapies (new drug therapy, cell therapy, neuromodulation technology and brain-spine interface technology). …”
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Socioeconomic and behavioural factors that contribute to the co-occurrence of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases by Naftal Sakaria, Nelago Indongo

“…Specifically, the paper focused on examining the social, economic and behavior characteristics of people living with NCDs and how they contribute to the relative risk of the co-occurrence of NCDs. …”
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Educating patients about health helps slow the progression of chronic kidney disease in the eastern region of India by Supriya Dasgupta, Reeti Debnath

“…Results: In this study, several factors were linked to elevated creatinine levels among CKD patients, including being in the middle-age range, male gender, living predominantly in urban areas, and working in business or service occupations. …”
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National and provincial prevalence of self-reported diabetes: results from the cross-sectional Demographic and Health Survey in Sri Lanka–2016 by Sobha Sivaprasad, Manjula D Nugawela, Harshana Munasinghe, Pansujee Dissanayaka, Mangalika Jayasundara

“…Prevalence of diabetes was higher among residents living in urban areas (14.39%; 95% CI: 13.72% to 15.06%) compared with their counterpart. …”
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Prevalence, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome of Tuberculosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal by Ravi R. Pradhan, Mahesh Raj Sigdel

“…We included patients older than 16 years with the diagnosis of CKD stage 3, 4, 5, and 5D (CKD 5 on maintenance dialysis); renal transplant recipients and patients living with HIV/AIDS were excluded. Tuberculosis was diagnosed based on clinical, radiological, and laboratory findings. …”
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Finanční zajištění židovských uprchlíků v době první světové války v Čechách by Klára Habartová

“…They worked in factories, helped out on farms and in households, or made a living by doing craftwork. Some refugees were drafted into the army if they were the right age. …”
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Investigating the electronic health literacy promotion strategies in adolescent girls: A cross-sectional study in Iran by Elahe Tavassoli, Sara Eslami Farsani, Forouzan Ganji, Ziba Raisi Dehkordi

“…Health concerns are a phenomenon that preoccupies many people at some point in their lives, and in some cases, even though the evidence does not show a specific disease, the person’s concerns are not resolved and health anxiety continues. …”
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Harnessing AI for Enhanced Weather Prediction: A Focus on Rainfall by Hira Farman, Noman Islam, Noman Hasany

“…Natural distasters such as landslides, heat waves, storms, tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, and droughts endanger the lives of thousands of people worldwide. Flooding is one of the most catastrophic difficulties that natural catastrophes may cause. …”
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Factors Affecting the Presence of Renal Cortical Cysts in Kidney Donors by Sevim Nuran Kuşlu Çiçek, Amil Huseynov

“…Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 1012 living kidney donors, aged 18-87 years, who underwent renal transplant donor nephrectomy between 2008 and 2023. …”
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Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Women: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Moyale District, Borena Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Hailu Bekele, Gebi Husein Jima, Ashenafi Habtamu Regesu

“…Therefore, this study was designed to assess prevalence of undernutrition and its associated factors among lactating women living in pastoral community of Moyale District, Borena Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2018. …”
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Assessing medical students’ beliefs about the opioid crisis and their post-graduation plans: a cross-sectional study by Samuel Borgemenke, Nicholas Durstock, Elizabeth A. Beverly

“…Methods 312 students from one medical school with three campuses were surveyed on their experiences, beliefs, and the impacts that the opioid crisis has had on their lives and their medical training. T-tests compared the difference in confidence and expectations to treat people with opioid addiction. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of rural and suburban areas about brucellosis in Central Bosnia by Sabina Šečić-Selimović, Emsel Papić, Aida Katica, Mohammad Abou El Ardat, Zarema Obradović

“…The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the risk of brucellosis in the population living in rural and suburban areas because human behavior plays a significant role in the spread of brucellosis. …”
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The Effectiveness of Population Mass Screening to Oral Cancer: A Simulation Study by Chiu-Wen Su PhD, William Wang-Yu Su MD, Sam Li-Sheng Chen PhD, Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen PhD, Tsui-Hsia Hsu MSc, Mu-Kuan Chen MD, PhD, Amy Ming-Fang Yen PhD

“…The results provide screening policymakers with the necessary guidance to implement screening programs to save lives.…”
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Cross-sectional association between plasma aldosterone concentration and cognitive performance by mini-mental state examination in community dwellers by Aketilieke Nusufujiang, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Nanfang Li, Ling Yao, Wenbo Yang, Hui Wang, Mei Li, Lin Gan, Adalaiti Maitituersun, Miaomiao Liu, Qiaolifanayi Nuermaimaiti, Li Cai, Xiayire Aierken, Xiufang Li, Qin Luo, Jing Hong

“…Subgroup analyses also were performed by age, gender, BMI, living region, ethnicity and education attainment status.Results27,707 subjects were included, of whom, 12,862 were apparently healthy and 14,845 had disease. …”
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The Role of Partnerships in Supporting COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Migrants: A Qualitative Case Study from Tamil Nadu and Punjab, India by Ankita Meghani, Bharathi Palanisamy, Sunita Singh, Tanya Singh, Natasha Kanagat, Anil Gupta, Kapil Singh, Gopal Krishna Soni

“…In Punjab, religious institutions organized sessions at places of worship, and the Border Security Force enabled health workers to reach migrants living near the border. In both states, key strategies—involving influencers to discuss the importance of vaccine safety and value, bringing vaccination services to migrants’ workplaces and homes at flexible times and mandating workplace vaccination to encourage vaccination—shifted perceptions towards vaccination and increased vaccine uptake among migrants. …”
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The Association between Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Oral Neoplasm among Smokers and Betel Quids Chewers by Mei-Sheng Ku, Pallop Siewchaisakul, Amy Ming-Fang Yen, Chen-Yu Liu

“…Information on age, gender, living area, personal oral habits, and monthly PM2.5 concentration in average were collected. …”
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Investigation of factors that affect post-fire recovery of photosynthetic activity at global scale by Yicheng Shen, I. Colin Prentice, Sandy P. Harrison

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Association between psychological resilience, social support and oral health behaviours in patients with implant dentures by Tingting Cui, Liying Qiu, Deqiang Hou

“…Abstract Background With the improvement of living standards, implant dentures have become the choice of more and more patients with missing teeth. …”
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A Narrative Review of Key Risk Factors for Severe Illness Following SARS-CoV-2, Influenza Virus, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection by Angela Branche, Mayur Ramesh, Beverly Francis

“…Increased risk for severe outcomes associated with advancing age and comorbidities is compounded by residence in long-term care facilities due to the enhanced spread of respiratory infections in congregate living environments. In this narrative review, risk factors associated with severe outcomes following infection with SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and RSV in adult populations are explored. …”
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Recruiting hard-to-reach populations via respondent driven sampling for mobile phone surveys in Colombia: a qualitative study by Camila Solorzano-Barrera, Mariana Rodriguez-Patarroyo, Angélica Tórres-Quintero, Deivis Nicolas Guzman-Tordecilla, Aixa Natalia Franco-Rodriguez, Vidhi Maniar, Prakriti Shrestha, Andrés I. Vecino-Ortiz, George W. Pariyo, Dustin G. Gibson, Joseph Ali

“…Objective To investigate factors that influence the perceived acceptability of a RDS recruitment method for MPS involving people over 45 years of age living in Colombia. Methods An MPS recruitment strategy deploying RDS techniques was piloted to increase participation of older populations. …”
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